hydrometeor

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hydrometeor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hydrometeor \Hy`dro*me"te*or\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + meteor.]
     A meteor or atmospheric phenomenon dependent upon the vapor
     of water; -- in the pl., a general term for the whole aqueous
     phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, etc.
     --Nichol.
     [1913 Webster]